Competitive Information for Mew [Diamond/Pearl]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Mew is a sensational Psychic-typed Pokemon. Mew are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. Mew is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Surf
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mew's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 224 SpD / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Psychic
- Taunt
- Giga Drain
- Roost
Mew Special Wall (Modern Mew**)
Mew is a legendary Special Wall. It's meant to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Mew last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Taunt is a status move (for 3-5 turns, the target can't use status moves).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Mew recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Superpower / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mew's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Superpower was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Surf
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mew's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mew learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mew can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Mew
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Brine + Super fang
- Moves: Gravity + Hypnosis
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Mew's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Rock Polish
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Baton Pass
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Mew in Diamond and Pearl
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